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Women of ice and fire : gender, Game of thrones and multiple media engagements

Gjelsvik, Anne, editor, Schubart, Rikke, editor

Overview

\"George R.R. Martin's acclaimed seven-book fantasy series A Song of Ice and Fire is unique for its strong and multi-faceted female protagonists, from teen queen Daenerys, scheming Queen Cersei, child avenger Arya, knight Brienne, Red Witch Melisandre, and many more. The Game of Thrones universe challenges, exploits, yet also changes how we think of women and gender, not only in fantasy, but in Western culture in general. Divided into three sections addressing questions of adaptation from novel to television, female characters, and politics and female audience engagement within the GoT universe, the interdisciplinary and international lineup of contributors analyze gender in relation to female characters and topics such as genre, sex, violence, adaptation, and fan fictions and fan reviews. The genre of fantasy was once considered a primarily male territory with male heroes. Women of Ice and Fire shows how the GoT universe challenges, exploits, and reimagines gender and why it holds strong appeal to female readers, audiences, and online participants\"-- Provided by publisher.

• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Inc
• Subject: Game of thrones (Television program) / Women heroes in mass media. / Women in mass media. / PERFORMING ARTS Television History & Criticism. / SOCIAL SCIENCE Gender Studies.
• ISBN: 9781501302893, 1501302892, 9781501302909, 1501302906

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Call Number	Copies	Material	Location
PN1992.77.G35 W86 2016	1	BOOK	AUTOSTORE